Food Bank Singapore


The Food Bank Singapore Ltd. is a registered Charity and Institution of a Public Character in Singapore. It operates as a foodbank that collects excess food from food suppliers and re-distributes them to organisations such as old folks' homes, family service centres and soup kitchens. It is a member of the Global Foodbanking Network.

History

In Singapore the National Environment Agency publishes annual statistics, they show there are 788,600 Tonnes of food is wasted annually in Singapore, the recycling rate is only 13%.

Services

The Food Bank Singapore provides various types of food donations to beneficiaries by collecting excess non-perishables from Food Industry Donors, Food Drives, and through their Bank Boxes located island-wide. Perishable food like fruits and vegetables from Pasir Panjang Wholesale Centre, cakes and pastries from F&B establishments and cooked food from hotels through their Food Rescue Project.